Guide device



April 1, 1930. I i v 1,753,126

' GUIDE DEVI CE Filed Feb. 25, 1928 'INVENTOR .14, 14:90:15

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR LEE LlIGON, F FORT STOCKTON, TEXAS GUIDE DEVICE I Application filed February 23, 1928. Serial No. 256,369.

' .5 reciprocating elements or members of various classes and descriptions to maintain them in accurate line and substantially free from vibrations during their operative movements, whereby a maximum of power'will be trans- 1 mitted thereby from apower source to the work by reason of the usual friction losses, incident to their operation, being reduced to a minimum.

Another object of the invention is to provide for a guide device of the class'set forth,

and one of an extremely simplified but efficient construction and arrangement of parts, which, in its particular adaptation for use with wind mills and the'like, will be readily and easily installed in position on the pump pole or rod of a wind mill to function therewith in a manner to maintain the same accurately in line and thereby reduce power losses by eliminating undue friction, as well as to correspondingly or proportionately reduce wear and tear on the pump pole or rod and the connections by means of which it is coupled to a power source. and the work.

With the foregoing and other equally important objects and advantages in view, the

invention resides in the certain new and useful combination, construction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, set forth in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: 7 t

Figure 1 is a side elevation ofa coven tional form of wind mill showing a practical embodiment of the invention installed thereon,

Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional detail of the device and the associated parts thereof,

Figure 4 1s a perspective view of one of the attaching members or hooks employed for securing the guide support in position on the frame work of the windmill,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary despaced flanges or ribs 16 thereof to have tail, in perspective, of the guide, the support therefor, and the portions of theframe work of the wind mill to which the latter is attached, and 1 1 i Figure 6 is a-horizontal section taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3. a

. Referring to the drawing, wherein similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts thereof, the invention, as illustrated, therein, comprises, in part, a guide member having oppositely disposed substantially parallel leg portions 10 and 10', which are provided at their lower ends with similarly disposed curved portions 11 connected together by a cross member-or portion 12. This structure, by the stated arrangement of its several parts, is substantially U-shaped, and is preferably made from a single metal forging, with the leg portions 10 and 10 thereof of circularformation in cross section, and the lower connecting portion or cross bar 12 of the same substantially flat in a vertical direction andmore massive. The upper free end portions of the legs 10 and 10 are to be detachably engaged in apertured lugs or'eyes 13 formed at the ends of oppositely disposed curved portions or arms 14 of a supporting member or bracket 15, the body or intermediate portion of the latter being also flat in a vertical direction .3 and correspondingly with respect to the lower portion or cross bar 12 of the guide member, andmore massive than the portions or arms 14. The curvature of the portions or arms 14, of the supporting member or bracket 15, corresponds with the curved portions 11, of the guide member, so that the flat intermediate vor body portion ofthe former is disposed in the vertical plane of the lower portion or cross bar 12 of the latter. a The rear fiat faces of the bracket 15 and the cross bar 12are each formed to provide horizontally spaced and vertically extending flanges or ribs 16,'whieh are to be snugly engaged at the opposite sides of the pump pole or rod a of the wind mill, when the guide is properly positioned thereon, and each of these members or portions 15 and 12 are transversely apertured centrally between the rod at Ma point medially, or substantially 7 so, between its upper and lower ends, to co operate with a support 18, which is extended between and rested upon oppositely disposed horizontally paralleled frame members 6 and b of the timer structure of the wind mill.

This support 18 is preferably in the form of a bar or strip, which has its opposite end portions provided with longitudinally elongated slots 19 for the adjustable engagement therewith of the upper threaded end portions of complementally disposed hook belts or the like 20, by'means of which it is to be secured in position on the frame members Z) andb. These hook bolts 20 are preferably of L shape construction, and have therein vertical leg portions projecting upwardly at the 'outer sides of the frame members Z) and b and through the slots 19 in the overhanging ends of the supporting member 18, while their lower horizontally disposed portions 21 are engaged beneath the frame members aforesaid. The threaded end portions of-the bolts 20, which project above the upper sides of the slots 19, are first engaged by washers 22 of a greater diameter thanthe width of the slots 19, and then by nuts 23, which are tightened down against the washers 22 to draw the horizontal portions 21 of the bolts into clamping engagement' with the lower edges of the frame members 6 and b. The inner ends of the horizontal portions 21, of the hook bolts 20, are preferablyupturned, as at 24, to engage the innersides of the lower-edge portions of the frame members 6 and Z) to prevent the turning of the bolts when the nuts 23 are being tightened or loosened. I

()ne edge of the supporting member or bar 18 is formed to provide vertical grooves or recesses 25, which are spacedapart to properly seat Within the same the vertical legs 10 and '10 of the guide members attached to the pump pole or rod a, as hereinbetore explained, in which these portions of the guide member are slidable correspondingly with't-he -or grooves 25 of the supporting member 18,

an elongated bearing member or block 26 is laid along the side edge of the latter and projects beyond the recesses or grooves 25 for the purpose, and is held in position between the edge'of the support 18 and a metal strip 27. A bolt 28 is passed transversely through the supporting member 18, the bearing 'stri or block 26, and the metal strip 27 in a plane extending centrally between the recesses or grooves 25, and has its headed end abutted against the outer face of the metal strip 27, while its opposite end, projecting throug the opposite edge of the supporting member 18. is threaded for the reception thereon of a tail nut or the like 29, which, when tightened, will clamp the parts associated therewith together. The metal strip 27 has its opposite ends projected beyond and bent inwardly over the opposite ends of the bearing block or strip 26, and apertured for engagement on guide pins or the like 30 projecting from the edge of the supporting member or bar 18 for the purpose. These pins 30 function to re- ;tain the parts 26 and 27 in position in the event of the bolt 28 working loose.

- lVith; the device as thus constructed, arranged and installed, the intermediate portion of the pump pole or rod a will be effectually supported against any and all ordinary lateral movements incident to vibration due to its reciprocating movement of operatiomand, as it is reciprocated, the arms or legs 10 and 10, of the guidemember carried thereby are likewise reciprocated in the grooves or recesses 25 in the supporting member or bar 18. It is to be noted that the active length of the leg portions 10 and 10, of the guide member or yoke, may be adjusted by projecting the free ends of the same'to a greater or lesser degree through the apertured lugs or eyes 13 of the supporting member or bracket 15, and this adj ustment'will be largely determined by the length of reciprocating movement'of the pump pole or the like a. 7

Without further description, it is thought that the features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and it will of course be understood that changes in the form,-proporbers comprising a guide yoke formed to provide spaced parallel guide members interconnected at one of the ends thereof and supported at their interconnected ends from one side of a reciprocating member, and a fixed part engaged by said guide member for reciprocating movements relative thereto.

2. A guide device for reciprocating members, comprising a guide yoke formed to provide spaced parallel guide members interconnected at the lower ends thereof and secured at their intermediate ends from an intermediate portion of a reciprocating memher, said members being spaced from said reciprocating member, means carried by said reciprocating memberand engaged with the upper ends of said members to lend rigidity to the same, and a fixed support engaged by said guide members for reciprocating movements relative thereto.

3. A guide device for reciprocating mem bers, comprising a pair of spaced parallel guide members commonly connected at their opposite ends to an intermediate portion of a. reciprocating member and in spaced parallel relation thereto, and a fixed member detachably secured in position to receive said guide members and sustain the same for reciprocating movements relative thereto.

4. A guide device for reciprocating members, comprising a pair of spaced parallel guide members commonly connected at their opposite ends to an intermediate portion of a reciprocating member and in spaced parallel relation thereto, a member for receiving and sustaining said guide members for reciprocating movements relatively thereto, and means for securing said last-named member in fixed position.

5. A guide device for reciprocating members, comprising a pair of spaced parallel guide members commonly connected at their opposite ends to an intermediate portion of a reciprocating member and in spaced parallel relation thereto, a member for receiving and sustaining said guide members for reciprocating movements relatively thereto, and means for detachably securing said lastnamed member in fixed position;

6. A guide device for reciprocating members, comprising a pair of spaced parallel guide members commonly connected at their opposite ends to an intermediate portion of a reciprocating member and in spaced parallel relation thereto, a member for receiving and sustaining said guide members for reciprocating movements relatively thereto, and means for adjustably and detachably securing said last'named member in fixed position.

7. A guide device for reciprocating members, comprising a pair of spaced parallel guide members commonly connected at their opposite ends to an intermediate portion of a reciprocating member and in spaced parallel relation thereto, means for adjusting the active length of said guide members, and a fixed member detachably secured in position to receive said guide members and sustain the same for reciprocating movements relative thereto.

Signed at Fort Stockton, in the county of Pecos and State of Texas, this 16th day of February A. D. 1928.

ARTHUR LEE LIGON. 

